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Banana
Definitions
1
noun
A
long
,
curved
fruit
with
a
yellow
skin
and
soft
,
sweet
,
white
flesh
inside
.
I
like
to
eat
a
banana
for
breakfast
.
She
packed
a
banana
in
her
lunchbox
.
The
monkey
peeled
the
banana
and
ate
it
.
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Language
Wolof
Original word
banana
Originally meant
banana
Background
The word 'banana' comes from the Wolof language, spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania. It was introduced to English in the 16th century through Spanish or Portuguese traders who encountered the fruit in West Africa.